I have a web user control containing a postback enabled checkbox called chkBold. When this check box is clicked, postback occurs and focus on the check box is lost. I want to put focus back on the check box after the form refreshes but this code, contained in the code behind for the check box, isn't working:

RegisterStartUpScript("SetFocus", "<script>document.frmSurveyDefn.TitleStyle.chkBold .focus();</script>")

What is the proper format when referencing an object in a user control?

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The names of the controls render differently when a user control renders. To check the name, run your page and do a view source.

What I did to test was I created a WebUserControl with 2 TextBoxes.. TextBox1 and TextBox1. My user control name is WebUserControl1.

To use your code and set the focus to TextBox1 I did this:
RegisterStartupScript("SetFocus", "<script>document.Form1.WebUserControl11_TextBox1.focus();</script>")

Notice how it names the textbox ... All you need to do is view the source of your page and change the code above accordingly.

Hope this helps..

Jim

I tried to get it to work but still had no luck. We're finally upgrading to V2 next week, and I understand that it supports a Setfocus method in the browser just like Windows applications. So I'm simply going to hold off until the upgrade and do it the right way. Thanks again!

ok good luck